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Acute and Chronic Wounds - E-Book
Test Bank
Edition/Reference: 6th Edition
Chapter List
1. Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity
2. Billing, Reimbursement, and Setting Up an Outpatient Clinic
3. Postacute Care Settings
4. Telehealth and Wound Management
5. Patient Engagement and Noncompliance
6. Quality Tracking Across the Continuum
7. Anatomy and Physiology of Skin and Soft Tissue
8. Wound-Healing Physiology and Factors that Affect the Repair Process
9. Types of Skin Damage and Differential Diagnosis
10. Skin and Wound Inspection and Assessment
11. Pressure Injuries
12. Pressure Redistribution Support Surfaces
13. Lower Extremity Assessment
14. Arterial Ulcers
15. Venous Leg Ulcerations
16. Lymphedema
17. Neuropathic Wounds: The Diabetic Wound
18. Foot and Nail Care
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19. Wound Infection and Bioburden: Detection and Management
20. Wound Debridement
21. Principles of Wound Healing and Topical Management
22. Cellular- and/or Tissue-Based Products for Wounds
23. Molecular and Cellular Regulators
24. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
25. Hyperbaric Oxygenation
26. Electrical Stimulation
27. Ultraviolet Light and Ultrasound
28. Wound Pain
29. Nutritional Assessment and Support
30. Medications and Phytotherapy: Impact on Wounds
31. Perfusion, Oxygenation, and Incision Care
32. Uncommon Wounds and Manifestations of Intrinsic Disease
33. Traumatic Wounds: Bullets, Blasts, and Vehicle Crashes
34. Burns
35. Reconstructive Surgery
36. Skin Care Needs of the Patient with Obesity
37. Unique Skin Care Needs of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient
38. Managing Wounds in Palliative Care and End of Life
39. Management of Draining Wounds and Fistulas
40. Percutaneous Tube Management
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Chapter 1: Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate
Outcomes and Productivity
Question 1. A nurse caring for a case involving principles for practice development
to facilitate outcomes and productivity wants to strengthen assessment priorities.
Which action is best?
A. Delay action until multiple additional problems develop, because early changes
are rarely useful on their own.
B. Limit care to reassurance and postpone additional assessment to avoid
overwhelming the patient or team.
C. Apply the same standard approach to every situation regardless of baseline risk,
setting, or patient preference.
D. Collect focused data, interpret context-specific risks, and tailor the plan to the
patient’s immediate status and goals.
✅ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D is correct because effective nursing care in principles for practice
development to facilitate outcomes and productivity depends on timely recognition
of relevant findings, patient-specific interpretation, and a response that connects
assessment to action. This supports safer outcomes, clearer communication, and
more appropriate follow-up. The other options are less appropriate because they
delay needed care, oversimplify complex situations, or substitute passive
reassurance for active clinical judgment.
DIF: Easy
TOP: Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity
/ assessment priorities
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
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Question 2. Which finding in principles for practice development to facilitate
outcomes and productivity most strongly indicates the need to adjust the current
plan of care?
A. Use a structured reassessment process and escalate promptly when trends or
high-risk findings emerge.
B. Apply the same standard approach to every situation regardless of baseline risk,
setting, or patient preference.
C. Delay action until multiple additional problems develop, because early changes
are rarely useful on their own.
D. Limit care to reassurance and postpone additional assessment to avoid
overwhelming the patient or team.
✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A is correct because effective nursing care in principles for practice
development to facilitate outcomes and productivity depends on timely recognition
of relevant findings, patient-specific interpretation, and a response that connects
assessment to action. This supports safer outcomes, clearer communication, and
more appropriate follow-up. The other options are less appropriate because they
delay needed care, oversimplify complex situations, or substitute passive
reassurance for active clinical judgment.
DIF: Moderate
TOP: Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity
/ risk recognition
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
Question 3. When teaching about principles for practice development to facilitate
outcomes and productivity, which statement by the patient or team member shows
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correct understanding?
A. Delay action until multiple additional problems develop, because early changes
are rarely useful on their own.
B. Apply the same standard approach to every situation regardless of baseline risk,
setting, or patient preference.
C. Provide clear, targeted teaching linked to self-management, warning signs, and
when to seek follow-up care.
D. Limit care to reassurance and postpone additional assessment to avoid
overwhelming the patient or team.
✅ Correct Answer: C
Rationale: C is correct because effective nursing care in principles for practice
development to facilitate outcomes and productivity depends on timely recognition
of relevant findings, patient-specific interpretation, and a response that connects
assessment to action. This supports safer outcomes, clearer communication, and
more appropriate follow-up. The other options are less appropriate because they
delay needed care, oversimplify complex situations, or substitute passive
reassurance for active clinical judgment.
DIF: Hard
TOP: Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity
/ patient teaching
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
Question 4. In a scenario centered on principles for practice development to
facilitate outcomes and productivity, what is the most appropriate priority nursing
response?
A. Coordinate with the relevant team members so assessment findings lead to
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timely, individualized interventions.
B. Apply the same standard approach to every situation regardless of baseline risk,
setting, or patient preference.
C. Delay action until multiple additional problems develop, because early changes
are rarely useful on their own.
D. Limit care to reassurance and postpone additional assessment to avoid
overwhelming the patient or team.
✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A is correct because effective nursing care in principles for practice
development to facilitate outcomes and productivity depends on timely recognition
of relevant findings, patient-specific interpretation, and a response that connects
assessment to action. This supports safer outcomes, clearer communication, and
more appropriate follow-up. The other options are less appropriate because they
delay needed care, oversimplify complex situations, or substitute passive
reassurance for active clinical judgment.
DIF: Easy
TOP: Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity
/ clinical decision-making
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
Question 5. Which intervention best reflects safe, evidence-informed nursing
management for principles for practice development to facilitate outcomes and
productivity?
A. Apply the same standard approach to every situation regardless of baseline risk,
setting, or patient preference.
B. Collect focused data, interpret context-specific risks, and tailor the plan to the
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patient’s immediate status and goals.
C. Delay action until multiple additional problems develop, because early changes
are rarely useful on their own.
D. Limit care to reassurance and postpone additional assessment to avoid
overwhelming the patient or team.
✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: B is correct because effective nursing care in principles for practice
development to facilitate outcomes and productivity depends on timely recognition
of relevant findings, patient-specific interpretation, and a response that connects
assessment to action. This supports safer outcomes, clearer communication, and
more appropriate follow-up. The other options are less appropriate because they
delay needed care, oversimplify complex situations, or substitute passive
reassurance for active clinical judgment.
DIF: Moderate
TOP: Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity
/ interprofessional coordination
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
Question 6. A nurse caring for a case involving principles for practice development
to facilitate outcomes and productivity wants to strengthen documentation quality.
Which action is best?
A. Delay action until multiple additional problems develop, because early changes
are rarely useful on their own.
B. Apply the same standard approach to every situation regardless of baseline risk,
setting, or patient preference.
C. Use a structured reassessment process and escalate promptly when trends or